Horse Details

Very Excellent (IRE)

26 Runs 3 Wins (11.5%) 4 Places (15.4%)
Owner: A Waite Silks A Waite Trainer: Mike Sowersby
8 years old
Sire: Casamento (IRE)
Dam: Step With Style (USA)
Damsire: Gulch
Past Runs (26 Total)
Date/Time Course Draw Distance Jockey Trainer Position Time Beaten By OR Weight SP Comment
07/07/24
15:25 		Market Rasen - 2m½f Aaron Anderson Mike Sowersby 99 - - 101 11-3 28/1
Took keen hold - towards rear - looked to go wrong when pulled up after 3rd - fatally injured(op 40/1 tchd 50/1)
20/06/24
15:20 		Ripon 6 1m2f James Sullivan Mike Sowersby 4 2:4.51 .75 69 9-10 28/1
Prominent - pressed leader 4f out - edged left and hampered rival 3f out - lost position 2f out - weakened inside final furlong(op 33/1 tchd 40/1)
03/06/24
20:30 		Wetherby 16 1m2f Cam Hardie Mike Sowersby 13 2:7.35 .5 71 8-12 125/1
Steadied start - held up in rear - no impression from 2f out(op 100/1 tchd 150/1)
12/03/24
16:30 		Sedgefield - 2m1f Aaron Anderson Mike Sowersby 5 4:36.01 26 103 11-0 25/1
Took keen hold - in touch with leaders - outpaced and lost ground quickly 3 out - tailed off(op 28/1 tchd 33/1)
12/02/24
15:30 		Catterick - 1m7½f Aaron Anderson Mike Sowersby 6 4:12.99 11 104 10-4 16/1
In touch with leaders - lost ground after 3 out - weakened before 2 out(op 14/1 tchd 18/1)
11/01/24
15:40 		Catterick - 1m7½f Conor Rabbitt Mike Sowersby 2nd 4:8.03 .5 103 11-2 20/1
Led - headed but prominent after 3rd - lost position briefly before 2 out - not clear run but headway approaching last - challenging run-in - kept on but just held(op 25/1)
07/12/23
11:55 		Market Rasen - 2m½f Conor Rabbitt Mike Sowersby 6 4:50.68 70 105 11-4 25/1
Soon raced in last but in touch with leaders - struggling after 3 out - soon lost touch - tailed off(op 18/1)
26/08/23
16:00 		Cartmel - 2m1f Aaron Anderson Mike Sowersby 2nd 4:16.38 1 104 9-13 40/1
Towards rear of midfield - headway final circuit - went second after 2 out - ridden to lead after last - kept on well but headed towards finish(op 28/1 tchd 50/1)
07/08/23
17:05 		Ripon 6 1m2f Cam Hardie Mike Sowersby 6 2:9.19 0.3 73 9-9 33/1
Prominent - weakened over 3f out(op 25/1)
24/07/23
20:30 		Beverley 1 1m2f Cam Hardie Mike Sowersby 1st 2:13.50 Won 71 9-12 20/1
Raced in third - pushed along over 2f out - outpaced and ridden over 1f out - stayed on inside final furlong - led towards finish(op 16/1)
01/07/23
16:25 		Newcastle (AW) 5 1m4½f Cam Hardie Mike Sowersby 7 2:44.22 2.5 74 9-8 66/1
Midfield - outpaced in centre of group 2f out - weakened inside final furlong(op 40/1)
29/05/23
16:36 		Redcar 6 1m2f Graham Lee Mike Sowersby 8 2:6.81 1.75 75 9-1 28/1
Took keen hold - towards rear throughout(op 25/1 tchd 16/1)
16/05/23
19:00 		Wetherby 9 1m2f Andrew Mullen Mike Sowersby 3rd 2:7.18 2.75 76 9-7 150/1
Midfield - pushed along over 2f out - ridden final furlong - kept on and went third towards finish(op 50/1)
04/03/23
14:05 		Doncaster - 2m½f Ross Chapman Mike Sowersby 6 4:2.02 16 110 11-2 125/1
Held up in last - weakened before 3 out(op 100/1)
28/12/22
13:03 		Catterick - 2m3½f Aaron Anderson Mike Sowersby 99 - - 115 11-9 125/1
Prominent - lost position gradually from 6th - ridden towards rear 8th - soon got behind - tailed off when pulled up approaching last(op 100/1)
16/09/22
19:30 		Dundalk (AW) (IRE) 7 1m4f Jack Kearney Andrew McNamara 10 2:34.60 2.5 77 9-10 9/1
Unruly beforehand - walked to post - prominent - pushed along under 3f out - ridden and weakened over 1f out(op 13/2 tchd 10/1)
01/08/22
15:00 		Cork (IRE) - 2m1f P J O'Hanlon Andrew McNamara 8 4:13.21 4.75 116 11-0 22/1
Took keen hold - prominent - lost position 5 out - pushed along before 3 out - weakened after 3 out (jockey said gelding ran too keen)(op 20/1)
23/03/22
18:00 		Dundalk (AW) (IRE) 15 1m2½f Wesley Joyce Andrew McNamara 1st 2:16.22 Won 74 9-4 9/2J
Took keen hold - raced wide early - prominent - pressed leader after 1f - disputed lead from over 4f out - led clearly 3f out - ridden and hard pressed from over 1f out - soon drifted right - kept on well(tchd 4/1)
01/12/21
16:40 		Dundalk (AW) (IRE) 12 1m2½f Daniel King Andrew McNamara 4 2:17.90 .5 74 9-1 3/1F
Took keen hold - prominent - led after 1f - pushed along over 2f out - soon ridden when joined - headed over 1f out - no extra inside final 110yds(op 10/3)
12/11/21
18:15 		Dundalk (AW) (IRE) 7 1m2½f Jake Coen Andrew McNamara 1st 2:14.42 Won 73 9-3 5/1
Tracked leader - went second halfway - pushed along to lead 2f out - ridden and went clear inside final furlong - kept on well(op 7/1)
23/10/21
17:40 		Leopardstown (IRE) 9 1m2f Emmet McNamara Andrew McNamara 7 2:10.43 .5 74 9-10 22/1
Chased leaders - pushed along when not clear run under 2f out - ridden and kept on when in the clear from over 1f out
10/10/21
15:40 		Curragh (IRE) 14 1m Cian MacRedmond Andrew McNamara 9 1:45.22 0.2 74 9-6 11/2
Chased leader - pushed along under 3f out - ridden but weakened gradually from 2f out(tchd 6/1)
22/08/21
16:40 		Naas (IRE) 4 1m2f Wesley Joyce Andrew McNamara 9 2:13.58 0.2 73 9-10 16/1
Led early - soon headed - chased leaders and raced centre from 3f out - no extra and weakened final 110yds
07/08/21
17:25 		Cork (IRE) 6 1m4f Emmet McNamara Andrew McNamara 12 2:47.19 2.75 73 10-3 50/1
Prominent early - soon held up in behind leaders - pushed along from 3f out - soon outpaced - weakened gradually from over 2f out(op 33/1 tchd 28/1)
30/07/20
16:45 		Galway (IRE) - 2m B J Cooper Andrew McNamara 5 3:49.45 4.5 120 11-9 100/30
Chased leaders - disputed 4th at halfway - pushed along before 2 out where bad mistake - no impression approaching last in 5th - kept on one pace(op 3/1 tchd 7/2)
23/11/19
11:50 		Gowran Park (IRE) - 2m Dillon Maxwell Andrew McNamara 2nd 4:24.21 1.25 – 10-7 5/1
Soon tracked leaders - closer to press leader in 2nd approaching 4th - led before 3 out - extended lead at next - not fluent last - headed final 100yds(op 9/2)